News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
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and when called upon by the boys in
blue, through their proper officers, to
participate in these reunions they feel
it to be their duty to act the part OF
the obedient soldier and respond.
That man or that newspaper that
so far belittles itself as to try to stir
up discord between the Grand Army
and our citizens is beneath the notice
and subject to the contempt of every
true citizen. Long may the order
prosper and when the few remain
ing members shall have gone to join
their comrades of '61 il the silent
bivouac of the dead may the American
people still revere their memory, and
may they never forget that to them we
owe the fact that the American flag is
to-day the emblem of an indissoluble
union. The bonds of friendship that
unite our people to the G. A. K.
should be strengthened by closer COM
munion, and by a constant frowning
upon those attempts of bigoted and
misguided men who have come to re-
gard their honors as increased by at
tempts to create gulf between the
citizen and the soldier.
The reunion of Co. E., of the old
3rd, which was recruited in this imme-
date vicinity, was an especially pleas
ant affair. In fact, as the old yete-
rams gathered together in squads
representing the different army organ
izatious to which they had formerly
belonged, and re-told the events OF
former days, they realized the truest,
keenest pleasure of these reunions.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
The business meeting was held in
the Floral Hall at 1870 a. m. 1t was
unanimously voted to continue the as
ISOLATION as a permanent organization
On motion of Col. +. B. Sawyer, a
committee of one from each post rep
resented was appointed by the Com
mander to draft articles of associa-
ton for the government of the body,
said rules to be binding for this year,
and to be submitted to the associa-
ton next year, when they could be
amended if desired. The Commander
appointed the committee as follows e:
E. B. Sawyer, of Hyde Park, No. 81 ;
D. j. Stafford, of Morrisville, No. 4 ;
Chandler Watts, Stowe, 10; D. G.
Holmes, johnson, AT; M. j. Leach,
Wolcott, So; G.. W, Bridgman, Hard
wick, 25; j. o. French, Jefferson
vile, 10; Moses Mcfarland, Water
vile, 100; E. S. Simonds, Crafts
bury, Is; S. o. Tillotson, Bakers
field, 20; Gustavus Fisher, Glover,
16; F. B. Morse, East Gilmore, 80 !;
Y. @. Dawson, Greensboro, 6 Z. G..
Foster, Waterbury Center, 72 D. E.
May, St. Johnsbury, /; S. HI. Fos-
ter, Calais, 20; O. H. Austin, Barton
Landing, 90; B. J. Austin, Lowell,
IA; Edgar Carr, West Burke, 9;
Samuel Dix, Montgomery Center, 95 ;
r. E. WEIGH, Franklin, so; Oliver
Clapp, Cabot, II; Daniel Russ, Wa
terbury, %. At q subsequent meet
ing of this committee a sub commit
tee consisting of e. B. Sawyer, d. j.
Stafford and G.. w. Bridgman were ap-
pointed to draft articles of associa-
ton to be presented to the committee
at a meeting called for that purpose
by Jan. l, 1888. The subcommittee
were also instructed to provide for an
admission fee to defray the expenses
of the annual reunions. The BUSH
ness meeting then proceeded to the
election Of officers. G. W. Doty de-
clined to further act as Commander,
and E. B. Sawyer, of Aaron Keller
Post No. 9 was unanimously elected.
d. j. Stafford, of No. 4 was elected
AdjutanJ and the following Vice-Pres-
idents for their respective posts, and
any post not represented was author
lied to elect Vice-President at any
regular meeting, who would be recog-
nized by the association if the post
was represented: Frank Kenfield,
Morrisville, No. 4; A. c. Raymond,
Stowe, 10; j. S. Drenan, Hardwick,
%; j. T. Stevens, Eden, 81; c. c..
Fisher, Wolcott, 55; R. D. White
more, Belvidere, 100; j. O. French,
Jacksonville, 10; o. M. George, AL
bany, 16; D. G.. Holmes, Johnson,
AT; E. G. Collision, Barton, rs; O..
H. Austin, Barton Landing, 90; AL
bert Burnham, Cabot, Il; B. j. Aus
tin, Lowell, IA; - Rogers, New
port Center, %; S. e. Bates, New
port, 81 John A. Durkee, Water
bury, p; o. G. Cole, Greensboro,
6; S. B. Marvin, Richford, 70; j..
H. Marvin, Sheldon, so. Austin Will
kins, of Post No. 4 was reelected
Quartermaster, and had previously
reported a balance of over SIS in the
treasury. Voted that the next re-
union be held on the Fair Ground, the
same place as the present. The bus
mess meeting then adjourned, every
one seeming in the best of spirits, as
sured that the reunion was a fixed
fact for years to come and that inter-
est in it would increase from year to
year.
GOVERNOR ORMSBEE.
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